Program Overview

Partners of the
Americas (Partners) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
will implement a four-year Ranfòse
Abitid Nitrisyon pou Fè Ogmante Sante (RANFOSE) program that will address
the continuing problem of micronutrient deficiencies in Haiti by using a
multipronged, participatory approach to identify major constraints and target
key stakeholders in the public sector, private sector, and civil society to
stimulate a sustainable national program for fortified staple foods.

Context: In Haiti, poor households continue to suffer from significant nutrition insecurity and micronutrient deficiencies. With 77% of the country's population living below the national poverty line, Haiti ranks 168 out of 187 countries on the UN Human Development Index. Poor health and nutrition are prominent in the country and most severely impact pregnant and lactating women and young children.

Approach:

Partners and
GAIN will follow three key operating approaches:

efficient and effective
national implementation through the establishment of a National Fortification
Alliance;

leadership, partnership, and collaboration with key stakeholders
already engaged in fortification to build from successes and appropriately
scale up; and

identifying and mitigating key challenges through innovative
and sustainable approaches to ensure impact. RANFOSE will have results-oriented
activities to achieve the program objectives and expected results.

Expected Results

The expect results for RANFOSE are

the legislative and regulatory environment in Haiti supports production and import of fortified foods;

fortified food vehicles are consistently compliant against agreed national standards and made available and accessible in sufficient quantities to reach a significant percentage of the Haitian population;

monitoring of fortification processes and products is effective and sustainable; and

consumers and commercial users understand and accept the benefits of fortified foods, creating a sustainable demand for such products.

Launch

RANFOSE was launched in July 2017. Below are links to the US Embassy Press Release and the video of the launch:

This webpage is made possible in part by the generous support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.